Author Question: Determine the minimum area of a flat ice floe 1.0 meter thick if it is to support a 2 000-kg car ... (Read 377 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 28, 2018

Determine the minimum area of a flat ice floe 1.0 meter thick if it is to support a 2 000-kg car above seawater. (rice = 920 kg/m3, rsea = 1 020 kg/m3.)
a. 20 m2
b. 40 m2
c. 60 m2
d. 80 m2
e. 100 m2

Question 2

A supertanker filled with oil has a total mass of 6.1 108 kg. If the dimensions of the ship are those of a rectangular box 300 meters long, 80 meters wide, and 40 meters high, determine how far the bottom of the ship is below sea level. (rsea = 1 020 kg/m3.)
a. 10 m
b. 15 m
c. 20 m
d. 25 m
e. 30 m